Rahul Gandhi challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a debate on national security, corruption and foreign policy today, reacting to the PM accusing him at a public rally of contesting in Kerala's Wayanad because he was afraid of being punished at his home constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh for the "Hindu terror" narrative. The Congress president, who is contesting two seats for the first time, also explained that he was fighting from Wayanad because: "South India feels hostility from Narendra Modi; I wanted to send message, that I am standing with you."